Yesterday we had a very good meal of chicken that had been cooked in plantain skins and an appetizer that still remains a mystery as to what it was- but it was very good. Later on in the noche we met our host families... everyone, including myself, is very pleased with who they have. Although one girl who is living with two anthropologists that are also professional photographers doesnt seem to appreciate what they do... but anyways.
My family is exactly what I was hoping for. On my form that created our profile for the host families to decide upon us I had circled "NO PREFERENCE" when asked if I wanted to live with animals. BUt then I had made an arrow towards "would like to be" and told them I would prefer it. all of yesterday, before I met my family I was regretting not having just circled yes. But the family I was assigned with is exactly what I hoped. THey have two kids, one girl named Regina (kick it Weston... it's pronounced Ray-hena) who is 9 and Roberto who is 13. Her praents also live with her. And then they have 3 dogs including 1 puppy and 2 Chiwawas (pretty cliche) and 1 cat who I have become very close with. All of the mothers we have been assigned to live wtih are either divorces or widows.
The house is on the very very north outskirts of Merida and therefore is in a very nice neighborhood. So it has its pros and cons. The pros being that it is a ncie house, I have my own room, and there will be internet as of next week. THe cons are that there isn't much to do around the neighborhood, I don't live near any but one of the other students and I am pretty far from downtown and school. I have to take two different buses to get to school and have to leave a little over an hour. There are no bus deals or cards in Merida, so everytime I get on the bus I have to pay which is going to add up. I don't have a phone which makes it pretty hard to see the other students, especially given me living about 45 minutes away. But there is one student who lives within a 5 minutes walk. He is the other anthropology student. We both have been trying to figure out if there was a reason the two anthropology students live on the outskirts.Hmm.. Yo no se. But of all of the people to live near I am happy it is another anthropology student. ANthropology students are always my favorite kind of people... next to drummers of course. Our experience is definitely going to be much different than the other students being so far away. We are going to have a different view of Merida that is subject to the Meridan citizen that does not live immedietly in the city. We are going to learn to be more capable of traveling around the city. My mama works so I especially am more on my own than most students. I like this very much. It is amazing how accurately they assigned each student to the family.
Oh! Everyone drives buggies. It's pretty cute. Most people drive the old 60s buggies but my fmaily has one from the 60s as well as the 00's.
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